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Thank you.
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In this video, we'll be walking around the streets of Seoul, trying some street food, visiting the famous Namsan Tower.
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And throughout this trip, You can improve your English and build your vocabulary.
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Let's go!
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Right now we're in Hongdae, which is a young neighborhood in Seoul.
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And I can smell fresh bread.
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I just bought some croissants, I think.
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They smell really good.
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The smell was wafting through the air and, uh, Yeah, they're kind of like.. buttery croissants Taste test.
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- Mm.
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Oh yeah They're very savoury.
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Savory is like the opposite of Sweden.
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- Mm -hmm.
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- That's right.
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Oh yeah.
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I'm enjoying these.
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enjoying our time here in Seoul.
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Have a wonderful, magical New Years.
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I hope you are too.
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Thank you.
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We're in Hongdae and it is It's young, it's hip, it's lively.
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And if you ever visit Korea, I'd recommend to go here.
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Bye.
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Now we're on a bus and heading to Namsan Tower.
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Buses, subways and taxis can all be called public transport.
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When I visit a new place I love to ride the buses and the subways and the public transport. Do you?
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The bus has stopped and the pedestrians are crossing the road.
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The light is on red.
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I take that.
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I take that.
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The bus has arrived!
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Cable car.
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Where's the cable cow?
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Up there?
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up there.
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Let's go.
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Outfit check.
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I am wearing earmuffs.
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These are earmuffs.
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This is a woolly hat.
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This is a scarf.
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and this is a Puffer Jackets.
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- Yeah.
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Stay warm in the winter.
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You can see my breath.
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Well, let's see.
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Above me is a skyscraper.
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That massive building is called a skyscraper.
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I'll talk that one before.
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Now we're going down An underpass.
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Oh.
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some pretty sunflowers Chang is walking down the underpass.
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Say hello.
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Hello, hello, hello.
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You can hear the echo.
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Chang's wearing earmuffs too, can you show your earmuffs?
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Yeah, but...
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- My hat.
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- Aww.
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- A cute polar bear.
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And we, I'm going up there.
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Up to the top.
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Well, we've arrived on the top of the mountain.
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Yeah, wow.
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In this picture, the sun is setting behind the trees.
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The light is warm and orange, and the trees are silhouettes against the sky.
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In this picture, Chang is holding a Kodak camera and taking a picture.
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and she's smiling.
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She is wearing a white puffy jacket.
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The sunlight is hitting her hair and making it glow orange.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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You got a padlock to lock our love, Jang?
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I am standing on a padlock bridge.
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These are padlocks and...
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over the years people have locked them to the bridge to declare their love for each other.
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Without the padlock, the love is dead.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Namsan Tower.
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Above me is a juxtaposition of the old and the new.
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A juxtaposition is opposites within the same space.
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So, We have To my right, a pavilion or Zhongjia in Korean.
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and that was built for relaxing, enjoying nature and spending time in the peace and quiet.
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It's made of wood and stone.
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Above that is the Seoul Tower or the Namsan Tower.
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and that was initially built for TV and radio signals.
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Now it's mainly used for tourists.
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These two things juxtapose each other in the landscape.
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Thank you.
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There are many people visiting the North Seoul Tower.
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We call these people tourists.
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There is a family of three taking a photo.
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There is a woman pushing a pushchair are a pram.
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We also call this a Boogie.
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
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This is a large stone wall and...
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A long time ago, the soldiers would use it to
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Shoot arrows or guns through the loopholes These are called loop holes or arrow slits,
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which are tiny holes in the wall where the soldiers would defend the city and protect Soul Thank you.
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You can see my breath.
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It's very cold.
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These bushes have shed their leaves.
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The branches are bare, which means they are empty.
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They have shed their leaves like a snake sheds its skin.
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- Speaking of trees and bushes, this is a pine tree.
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You can tell by The needles.
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These are pine needles.
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Just like the needles that go in your skin when you go to the doctors.
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On this tree, it's made up of different parts, like our body.
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The big thick part at the bottom is called the trunk.
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That is like the core of the tree.
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These are called limbs, like the limbs on our body.
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And at the end, we have the branches.
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which are the thinner parts. If I...
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Snap off this little part.
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It's called a twig.
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A twig.
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It's a funny word.
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Twig.
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This is a signpost and it points to different major cities in the world.
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I'll go to London.
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Moon, say hello. To sun.
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you you We are in the gift shop where you buy souvenirs,
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knick -knacks, random little items like this, whatever this is.
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Souvenirs, things to remember the trip.
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Very colourful.
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I need a shower mat.
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All right guys, it's bloody freezing.
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Our fingers and toes are about to fall off.
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We've had some fun at the top of the mountain looking at the sunset
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and we're going to get one more photo with the Kodak for the memes, the memories.
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I'll see you guys down the mountain you We're in Hongdae and there are neon signs all over.
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There is a busker busking.
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And of course, lots of places to shop.
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Here are some more neon signs and two people walking up the stairs.
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This is a giant billboard.
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And this is an old TV that's glitching.
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Hey Jay, how can you help me improve my English?
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I can help you improve your English by chatting with you about anything you like.
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The coolest thing is that we can talk about the video you've just watched on Sprout.
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This will reinforce the vocabulary and help to build your speaking confidence.
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I'm more than just J .I.
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I'm your speaking friend.
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The final stop for the day is an Italian restaurant called Comfy in the Hongdae area.
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Inside, the decoration is warm and ambient.
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We are eating pasta, pizza, and drink in a cheeky cocktail.
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Cheers.
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The final word of the day: Fairy lights.
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The fairy lights are wrapped around the trunk of the tree.
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And, just for you guys, A bonus word.
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This is a flashing sign.
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I'll see you guys in the next episode.
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Max, why is it so zoomed in?
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Ah, I think because I'm zoomed on this.
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Yeah, there we go.
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Alright.
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That was ridiculous.
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Idea now guys.
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We're going to do a cinematic Seoul and Busan episode.
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where we film lots of different things and Yeah, cinematic.
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poetic and there's going to be lots of ambient sounds just like we did the Hoi An video.
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And this is just a mental note for later.
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Nice one.

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Learn English in Seoul”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: tree, Seoul, Tower. Deze video bevat 166 zinnen en 1160 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 12:16. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 95 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. Slechts 79% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
padlock zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpædˌlɑk/hangslot
twig zelfstandig naamwoord/twɪɡ/twijg
needle zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈniː.dəl/naald
croissant zelfstandig naamwoord/kɹəˈsɑnt/croissant
savory bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/smakelijk
skyscraper zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/wolkenkrabber
souvenir zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/aandenken, souvenir
neon zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈniˌɑn/neon
limb zelfstandig naamwoord/lɪm/lid, lidmaat
vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/woordenschat, vocabulaire
zoom werkwoord/zuːm/zoeven
trunk zelfstandig naamwoord/tɹʌŋk/stam
subway zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/metro, metrostel
pine zelfstandig naamwoord/paɪn/den, dennenboom
arrow zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæɹəʊ/pijl

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
go down werkwoordafdalen

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • I'll talk that one before.
  • Chang's wearing earmuffs too, can you show your earmuffs?
  • I'll see you guys in the next episode.
  • Ah, I think because I'm zoomed on this.

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telthas stopped · has arrived · we've arrived
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetbe called · is called · was built
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingHongdae, which is · bare, which means
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtI'm enjoying · are crossing · am wearing

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 23 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, I'm, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: juxtaposition /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, pushchair /ˈpʊʃ.t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: juxtaposition /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, kinematic /kɪn.əˈmæt.ɪk/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: twig /twɪɡ/, juxtapose /ˈd͡ʒʌk.stəˌpoʊz/, billboard /ˈbɪlˌboɹd/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, cheers /t͡ʃɪəz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: padlock /ˈpædˌlɑk/, kinematic /kɪn.əˈmæt.ɪk/, ambient /ˈæm.bi.ənt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, arrow /ˈæɹəʊ/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: twig /twɪɡ/, glitch /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃ/, glow /ɡloʊ/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als padlock, twig, needle.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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